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instability

/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/

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What does instability mean?

noun

  1. The quality of being unstable.
  2. A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

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/ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti/

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It is part of the general character instability, the unwillingness to meet the realities of life, the inclination to escape consequences.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
Macedonia's geographical isolation, technological backwardness, and potential political instability place it far down the list of countries of interest to Western investors.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
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Many of the Americans consider the instability of their laws as a necessary consequence of a system whose general results are beneficial.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
Its instability startled me extremely, and I had a queer reminiscence of the childish days when I used to be forbidden to meddle.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe Time MachineProject Gutenberg ebook #35
By this variety and instability of opinions, they tacitly lead us, as it were by the hand, to this resolution of their irresolution.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600